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Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D., Brigadier General (Ret), U.S. Army
Dr. Xenakis is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist with many years of clinical, academic, and management experience. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1998 at the rank of brigadier general and entered an active career in start-up medical technologies and clinical practice. He has advised the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Department of Defense officials on psychological health, the effects of blast concussion, and suicide. During his career in the Army, he pioneered the introduction of telemedicine applications including the development of a device for electronic house call services. He has an active clinical and research interest in promising medical technology, including quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG). He founded of the Center for Translational Medicine to develop treatments and conducts tests on brain related conditions affecting soldiers and veterans. Dr. Xenakis has numerous medical publications and is an Adjunct Professor at the Uniformed Services of Health Sciences of the military medical department and on the Executive Board of the Center for Ethics and Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Xenakis was commissioned during the Vietnam War and trained soldiers to prepare for the unknown and deal with the accompanying stress. He has a long and successful career in psychiatry including helping former soldiers with PTSD and suicide prevention. Dr. Xenakis currently serves as the Director of Silver Hill Hospital’s COVID-19 Resilience Team. |
Matt DeBernardis
Matt is the Covid-19 Resilience Campaign Liaison and primary training facilitator at Silver Hill Hospital. He brings a unique background to the Campaign as well as a passion and energy for personal and professional development. In conjunction with the Department of Defense, Matt’s experience includes training U.S Army soldiers and their families in resilience and psychological skill building in Fort Hood, Texas. While there, he was responsible for developing curriculum and executing high impact training for Company-sized elements which led to enhanced performance outcomes and lower behavioral incidents. As a degree holder in Psychology and Sport Psychology, Matt supports the Campaign as a subject matter expert in resilience training and performance psychology, and has had the honor of consulting with business leaders, professional athletes, and Division I student-athletes and coaches. |